Favre has decided to call it a career
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Matt P +3Did anyone think to find John Madden and take away any sharp or rope-like items? -
ck0712 LOL to the comment above!!
He's had a great run as a QB he's goin out in style !!
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Bars & Stripes Peter King has already exiled himself to BF Kyrgyzstan.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/03/04/brett-favre/index.html
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ck0712 NICE write up! -
fastbreakblog One of the best. I wonder if there is a reason to watch the Packers next season.
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Brett Favre Finally Retires; Un-Retirement Set for Training Camp
Published 3/4/2008 at JoeSportsFan.com
... And yet, Jay Glazer was the first to report Favre has called it a career. Just hours after the Patriots resigned Randy Moss, Favre informed Ted Thompson and Mike McCarthy he was done. The cynic inside me says the Packers' inability to sign Randy Moss was the final straw that put Favre into (temporary) retirement. ...
Morning Update (Beer Money Edition)
Published 3/4/2008 by Chris <info@arrowheadpride.com> at Arrowhead Pride
Breaking news: Brett Favre will retire. Use the diary I put up for discussion. Warrick Dunn was released by the Falcons, making way for the Michael Turner era. I'll always remember Warrick Dunn for being friggin' awesome in NFL 2K1 for Dreamcast. Randy Moss re-signed with the Patriots. It's a three-year deal worth $15 million in guarantees. Former Chief Sammy Knight is now a New York Giant. The Giants may also be interested in Trent Green as a back up for Eli Manning. Speaking of Trent Green, ...
End of an Era: Packers' Brett Favre Retires
Published 3/4/2008 by Michael David Smith at FanHouse
Filed under: Packers, Breaking News, The Word Packers quarterback Brett Favre has told coach Mike McCarthy that he is retiring, bringing to an end a Hall of Fame career in Green Bay. Jay Glazer of Fox Sports reports: Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Breaking: Jay Glazer Says Brett Favre to Retire
Published 3/4/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... an unforeseen last-minute change of heart, Favre will leave the game after 17 years, during which he built himself into a household name and a figure synonymous with grit, toughness and perseverance.
Neither GM Ted Thompson nor head coach Mike McCarthy returned several calls left by FOXSports.com for confirmation.
After flirting with retirement for the last few years, Favre will finally go out on the heels of one of the best seasons of his career.
Favre has decided to call it a career (Fox Sports)
Florio Didn't Write It, So It Must Be True!
Published 3/4/2008 by Unsilent Majority at Kissing Suzy Kolber
... BREAKING JEWS NEWS!!! Fox's Jay Glazer is reporting Brett Favre set to retire. I'll believe it when the police find Peter King's bloated corpse hanging from the rafters. UPDATE: ...
FAVRE TO RETIRE
Published 3/4/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
Jay Glazer of FOXSports.com reports that Packers quarterback Brett Favre is retiring . The news also is being reported by the Biloxi Sun Herald , citing Favre’s brother, Scott, as the source. We’ll let someone else figure out who had it first. Glazer says that it’s believed that Favre has informed the team of the decision within the past few days, and that it’s not known when the team will announce it. (Maybe they were getting ready to do so last week when that “breaking news” item regarding Favre’s decision to call it quits showed up on their live web site.) But the ...
BREAKING NEWS: Favre Retires
Published 3/4/2008 by Doug Farrar at Football Outsiders
BREAKING NEWS: Favre Retires It’s not a dummy page at packers.com this time, kids. Brett Favre, perhaps the greatest quarterback in NFL history (certainly in the argument) has decided to call it a career, according to FOX’s Jay Glazer. Glazer reports that Favre may have told the Packers of his decision a few days ago. Barring a change of heart (and we all know THAT’s not out of the question), someone’s gonna have to wake up Aaron Rogers and get him throwing. Favre, of course, will head home to Mississippi after a retirement press conference with his own chapter of the NFL ...
Brett Favre Retires. Seriously This Time. [Brett Favre Retires]
Published 3/4/2008 by Leitch at Deadspin
The day you thought would never come has finally arrived: Brett Favre\ has decided to retire. Let the Craig Nall era begin!
We'll have more about this later today, but we would like to note, as many already have, that Favre's final play was, of course, an awful interception that cost his team a chance at the Super Bowl. But the man was gutty. And enormous fun, of course.
And wore a mean pair of cutoff shorts, that's for damned sure.
Oh, and if he changes his mind in the next week, we're not covering it. He wouldn't dare.
Favre Has ...
Ding Dong, The Witch Is Dead! Brett Favre To Retire?
Published 3/4/2008 by WCG <info@windycitygridiron.com> at Windy City Gridiron
I know we have been down this road before, but Packers QB Brett Favre is as much a part of Bears history for the last decade plus, that it is almost Bears news. FOX Sports is reporting that the mighty gunslinger is set to pack up his spurs and ride off into the sunset. Favre, the ultimate risk-reward QB, has beaten the Bears so many times he probably has a paddle with our name on it hanging up over his mantle. At the same time he has handed us the game just as many times with irreverent passing he might as well have a locker at Soldier Field. I don't know if this is actually going to be the year he tosses in the towel, but it just seems right. He had his run last year, ...
The Winner of the Favre Retiring Sweepstakes Is...
Published 3/4/2008 at The Sporting Blog
By Chris Mottram Jay Glazer at FOX Sports . Good for you, buddy, for being the first to report what we reported here last week (even though none of you believed it -- and neither did we, really). Although, you'll get no credit because Chris Mortenson will take the glory from this battle field! No one breaks stories like Mort, even though his career scoop accuracy percentage (a totally official fantasy journalism statistic) is hovering around the Mendoza Line. And yeah, I totally got ahead of myself here. In case you didn't know, Favre is officially dunzo. We ...
Brett Favre Has Decided to Finally Retire
Published 3/4/2008 at FanIQ Blog
Jay Glazer of Fox Sports is breaking the news that Brett Favre has decided to call it a career.
Seeing as how the Packers haven't made any moves to help the offense in free agency, this decision is hardly a surprise. What is a bit of a shock, is that he decided to soon. I figured we'd be doing this dance with Favre until early summer.
Is there any doubt not signing Randy Moss played a role?
As a Chicago fan I give him the highlight compliment in that I've admired his play more ...
Broken: ESPN Recognizes Fox’s 1st Favre Report
Published 3/4/2008 by Brooks at SPORTSbyBROOKS
Jay Glazer of FOXSports.com and the BILOXI SUN-HERALD are the first we could find to break the news of Brett Favre’s retirement today. Looks like the real deal. Bigger shock than Favre’s retirement? ESPN recognized that Glazer and FOXSports.com broke the story . Of course, it is also interesting to note that someone may have tipped you off to the very real possibility last night . We were pooh-poohed by a half-dozen or so MSM folks via email (who shall now remain nameless) for our making the connection between Randy Moss not signing with the Packers and ...
Favre Packing it in, will retire
Published 3/4/2008 by Tom Weir at Sports Scope
... by his brother Scott in an interview with the Biloxi Sun Herald . Foxsports.com's Jay Glazer says Favre has made the decision to retire, but couldn't get confirmation from the Packers. According to ...
WHATEVER
Published 3/4/2008 at With Leather
... FOXSports.com's Jay Glazer has learned that finally, for real this time, Packers quarterback Brett Favre is definitely for sure retiring at last. Seriously. He's not just pulling our chain this time. ...
Favre: That's all folks
Published 3/4/2008 at ESPN.com - Hashmarks - Blog
... The news was first reported this morning by Foxsports.com's Jay Glazer, who said that Favre informed the Packers of his decision over the last couple of days. In recent years, Favre has taken time after the season before deciding whether to return. Coming off one of his most successful seasons in years, you had to think Favre might make one more run at a Super Bowl. ...
Brett Favre retires. No seriously, he told his team and everything. Really, believe me guys!
Published 3/4/2008 by PostmanR at The Postmen // A Sports Blog // Chicago, IL.
... from the Packers’ official Web site which said Brett Favre, quarterback of the Gods, was indeed retiring. BUT THEN, turns out he actually wasn’t: it’s just a news package they bundle together each year around this time and it accidentally got on their page or something. (Huh?) But it’s looking like they should have stuck to their guns all along, because ...
Brett Favre retires, John Madden cries!
Published 3/4/2008 by World of Isaac at The World of Isaac
... Somebody hand John Madden a tissue please. He's balling like a baby right now. The son he never had has retired according to Jay Glazer of Fox Sports. In honor of this sad event, The World of Isaac brings you this tribute video to showcase these two mens love for each other. ...
Ring the Bell
Published 3/4/2008 by VanRam <info@turfshowtimes.com> at Turf Show Times
... Long. That leaves Barron and Pace as our starting tackles this season. That could be fine, health permitting. However, the draft is heavy on tackles and they could still get a solid prospect in the second round, someone they wouldn't have to pay so much to spend his season as a backup. I don't know, but it at least opens up lots of possibilities. I still think, depending on who's available, an OT with their early second round pick would be a good move. I'm kind of in shock that Farve's retiring.
IT'S BETTER TO BURN OUT THAN TO FADE AWAY
Published 3/4/2008 by Sooze at EPIC CARNIVAL
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More On Brett Favre’s Retirement
Published 3/4/2008 by Chris at Intentional Foul
... And while Brett is indeed a first-ballot Hall of Famer, I’m not sure that’s the way most professional athletes want to go out. I guess that’s why Jay Glazer hinted around the idea of Favre perhaps changing his mind. ...
BREAKING: Favre Retires; Madden Goes Into Mourning
Published 3/4/2008 by Joel 'DiG' DiGiacomo at Football for Breakfast
Brett Favre to Retire After 17 Years
-Glazer: Favre Has Decided to Call It a Career (FOX Sports)
-Favre to Retire (SunHerald)
-Report: Wear and Tear Played a Factor (Green Bay Press-Gazette)
-Favre Tells Packers He’s Retiring (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
-Agent: Favre Will Retire After 17 Seasons (AP)
-Peter King: Fondest Brett Favre Memory (ESPN)
-Favre Informs Thompson He Intends to Retire (Packers.com)
Brett Favre calls it a day
Published 3/4/2008 by Dave Halprin (Grizz) <info@bloggingtheboys.com> at Blogging The Boys
... including the gunslinger mentality and the pure joy of playing the game. The one guy I don’t envy is Aaron Rodgers; he’ll soon know the pressure of trying to replace a legend. Nothing he does will be good enough unless he leads his team to the Promised Land, just ask Danny White. So goodbye Brett Favre, you earned your retirement and your place in NFL lore. It was a thrilling ride, one I was glad to witness. ESPN article. Jay Glazer. Packers website. Here’s a little Favre/Cowboys trivia. ...
Daily Links - Broncos Line Up Visitors
Published 3/4/2008 by Kyle at BroncoTalk - Denver Broncos Blog and News Source
... and Ebenezer Ekuban. [DenverBroncos.com]
Jason Elam may be considering retirement, too. [Denver Post]
My boy Montrae Holland may have inspired the Broncos to find less expensive lesser-knowns to fill in positions of need in free agency. [Denver Post]
Keary Colbert hopes to fill Rod Smith’s shoes. [Rocky Mountain News]
Brett Favre has reportedly called it a career. [Fox Sports]
Peter King And John Madden Are On Suicide Watch
Published 3/4/2008 by Signal to Noise at Signal to Noise
... good season; Favre took management’s side and the media lined up to call Walker selfish every hour, on the hour. Walker caved, and snapped his ACL on the first play of the 2005 season.
The next year, Favre began his retirement power plays, with no sense of irony.
So, you’ll have to excuse me a bit — I just want the paeans and brown-nosing to have some sense of levity as ESPN runs soft-focus profiles all day.
Favre Has Decided to Call It a Career [Fox Sports]
Favre Tells Packers He’s Retiring [Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel ...
Brett Favre Retires
Published 3/4/2008 by Sean Yuille <info@prideofdetroit.com> at Pride Of Detroit
Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre has decided to retire after 17 seasons in the NFL. The Green Bay Packers have confirmed a story first reported by FOXSports.com that Brett Favre, the NFL's all-time career passing leader, has decided to retire. "Brett Favre ...
